The Beauty of Names

I've gotten so I love unusual nicknames! I think they're great. Here are obscure nicknames for some classic names, or maybe a few different ways to get to your favorite nickname! Lotta Crabtree Girls :   Charlotte/Charlotta - Tottie/Totty, Totta, Harlo, Lotte, Lottie, Lotta Margaret - Daisy, Pearl, Mamie, Greta, Gretel, Greet Beatrice - Bice, Bea/Beah Henrietta - Etta, Hettie/Hetty, Hallie Mary - May, Polly, Malle, Moll Patricia - Patia Victoria - Toya Susanna/Susannah/Suzanna - Sanne, Sukie, Zanna, Susanita, Zula Felicity - Lissy, Flick Harriet - Hatsy Alexandra/Alexandria - Andy, Zandra/Xandra, Andria, Alexina Katherine/Catherine/Katharine - Kitty, Katica, Cato, Rina Elizabeth/Elisabeth - Lilibeth, Libbie, Lilibet, Buffy, Tetty, Elle, Bettina, Elsa, Liesel, Babette, Betta Josephine - Jo, Fifi, Josie, Joetta, Jojo, Posy/Posie Sarah - Sal, Saija, Sassy, Sarita Virginia - Ginger, Gigi, Virgie Frances - Frankie, Cissy/Sissy, Francie/Franci, Fancy Elea...

"Violante" by Titian Origin : Italian Gender : Female Meaning : "The color violet" Pronunciation : vyoo-LANT, bee-oh-LAHN-teh, vee-oh-LAHN-teh Other forms : Yolanda, Iolanda, Yolande, Jólánka, Jolanda A beautiful and regal name, Violante is an interesting take on the Violet trend. This name comes from the French-Provincial Yolant or Yolans merging with the Italian Viola. Duchess Violante Beatrice of Bavaria was the Grand Princess of Tuscany, she was married to Grand Prince Fernando of Tuscany and loved him very much, unfortunately he did not love her. He declared her too ugly and too dull. Fernando eventually died from syphilis leaving her a childless widow. Cosimo III, the reigning king of that time, made her Governor of Siena where she stayed for the rest of her life. The painting "Violante" was once thought to be by Palma the Elder, as his daughter is normally referred to as Violante, though eventually it was attributed to Titian because of i...

Teacup and saucer by AustinModern of Etsy And may, or may not, be vampires, who may, or may not, have a mermaid in the lake behind their house, who may, or may not, have a ghost for each room. You know the family. They all dress in vintage clothing, they play with Victorian dolls, and have pet ravens named Faust and Hyde and serve you chocolates which might have a dose or two of cyanide, for fun, of course. Here is a new segment in which I will be naming different families from my imagination. I would assume this family would use very elaborate, Gothic, or fusty names. Ladies :  Lipstick by the Portland Black Lipstick Company on Etsy Godiva Wilhelmina Verbena Ulrica Desdemona Bellatrix Lydia Perdita Blanchefleur Isolde Raphaela Lilias Pandora Ligeia Theodosia Pathenia Candle holders by AntiqueAffair on Etsy Vespertine Hesper Valentine Annabel Roberta Lillemor Ursula Lilith Saskia Matilda Susannah Joan Odilia Lucasta Rosamund Jo...

Origin : N/A Gender : Unisex Meaning : Name of bird Pronunciation : CRAYN Other forms : N/A After seeing this name a few times, once in a book, and once in a movie, I thought it was time to finally profile it. This name has a lot going for it. I think of it as purely masculine, though I'm sure some would view it as unisex, since it is a nature name. For those that don't know, cranes are similar looking to herons, though unrelated, they have long necks, legs, and beaks. There are fifteen different species of cranes, in four different genera. It has been thought that cranes mate for life, however, recently scientists have found out they have different mates throughout their lifetimes, though they usually stay together for a long time. Cranes are known for their elaborate mating dances, and lousy courting. In Korea, a crane dance has been performed since the Silla dynasty in the courtyard of the Tongdosa Temple. Also, in Hokkaido, the women of the Ainu people do crane d...

Matt Grevers, fastest in the heats Heat 6 1. Matthew "Matt" Grevers - U.S. - Time: 52.92. seconds 2. Cheng Feiyi - China - 53.22 3. Ryosuke Irie - Japan - 53.56 4. Nick Driebergen - Netherlands - 53.62 5. Hayden Stoeckel - Australia - 53.88 6. Gareth Kean - New Zealand - 54.26 7. Daniel Arnamnart - Australia - 54.28 8. Charl Crous - South Africa - 55.37 Heat 5 1. Camille Lacourt - France - 53.51 2. Liam Tancock - Britain - 53.86 3. Arkady Vyatchanin - Russia - 54.01 4. Jan-Philip Glania - Germany - 54.07 5. Charles Francis - Canada - 54.08 6. Aristeidis Grigoriadis - Greece - 54.52 7. Marcin Tarczynski - Poland - 55.06 8. Benjamin Stasiulis - France - 55.36 Heat 4 1. Nick Thoman - U.S. - 53.48 2. Helge Meeuw - Germany - 53.83 3. Vladimir Morozov - Russia - 54.01 4. Aschwin Wildeboer - Spain - 54.36 5. Bastiaan Lijesen - Netherlands - 54.88 6. Yakov Toumarkin - Israel - 54.91 7. Juan Miguel Rando - Spain - 54.93 8. Daniel Orzechowski - Bra...

Emily Seebohm, who had the best time out of all the heats I have to admit, I am fascinated with the Olympics. Not only do I love to watch all of the different sports, but I love to see the names from the different countries. Here are the names of the women from the 100m backstroke heats that went on earlier today. Heat 6 1. Melissa "Missy" Franklin - U.S. - Time: 59.37 Seconds 2. Belinda Hocking - Australia - 59.61 3. Aya Terakawa - Japan - 59.82 4. Fu Yuanhui - China - 59.96 5. Simona Baumrtova - Czech Republic - 59.99 6. Alexianne Castel - France - 1:00.16 7. Jenny Mensing - Germany - 1:00.72 8. Laure Manaudou - France - 1:01.03 Heat 5 1. Anastasia Zueva - Russia - 59.88 2. Julia Wilkinson - Canada - 59.94 3. Rachel Bootsma - U.S. - 1:00.03 4. Gemma Spofforth - Britain - 1:00.05 5. Sinead Russell - Canada - 1:00.10 6. Daryna Zevina - Ukraine - 1:00.57 7. Fabiola Molina - Brazil - 1:01.40 8. Elena Gemo - Italy - 1:01.77 Heat 4 1. Emily Seebohm...

"Sketch of Aphra Behn" by George Scharf Today we will be discussing names that I think have yet to really be discovered, but definitely should be. I will try to keep the names out of the the top 1000 of the US. Aphra - Does Not Rank in US - The meaning of Aphra is unknown, although there is some speculation that it could be a form of Aphrah , a place in the Bible, which means "dust", or possible a form of Afra, which was the nickname Romans gave African women. While that may keep some people from using it, the namesake Aphra Behn should surely improve the image. She was a dramatist and one of the first female writers. She was born sometime during the 1600s and is sometimes her name is given as Eaffry . Aphra married Johan Behn in 1664, but he died only a few years into the marriage. Not only did Aphra write "Oroonoko", which was the first ever novel to show black Africans in a sympathetic light, she also worked as a spy for King Charles II, and was ...